MC 4 Inventories QUESTION
MC 4 Inventories QUESTION
MC 4 Inventories QUESTION
MINI CASE 4:
INVENTORY
2) Please write your name, matric number, and page number on the bottom of your
answer document.
3) The mini case is an individual task; however, the discussion is allowed, but copying
other student’s answers is forbidden.
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QUESTION 1 (Kieso, et al., 2018, Q.14)
Zonker NV purchases 500 units of an item at an invoice cost of €30,000. What is the cost per
unit? If the goods are shipped f.o.b. shipping point and the freight bill was €1,500, what is the
cost per unit if Zonker pays the freight charges? If these items were bought on 2/10, n/30
terms and the invoice and the freight bill were paid within the 10-day period, what would be
the cost per unit?
In your audit of Garza Company, you find that a physical inventory on December 31, 2019,
showed merchandise with a cost of $441 ,000 was on hand at that date. You also discover the
following items were all excluded from the $441,000.
1. Merchandise of $61 ,000 which is held by Garza on consignment. The consignor is the
Bontemps Company.
2. Merchandise costing $33,000 which was shipped by Garza f.o.b. destination to a
customer on December 31, 2019. The customer was expected to receive the
merchandise on January 6, 2020.
3. Merchandise costing $46,000 which was shipped by Garza f.o.b. shipping point to a
customer on December 29, 2019. The customer was scheduled to receive the
merchandise on January 2, 2020.
4. Merchandise costing $73,000 shipped by a vendor f.o.b. destination on December 30,
2019, and received by Garza on January 4, 2020.
5. Merchandise costing $51,000 shipped by a vendor f.o.b. shipping point on December
31, 2019, and received by Garza on January 5, 2020.
Instructions:
Based on the above information, calculate the amount that should appear on Garza's
statement of financial position at December 31, 2019, for inventory.
Chippewas Company sells one product. Presented below is information for January for
Chippewas Company.
Jan. 1 Inventory 100 units at $6 each
4 Sale 80 units at $8 each
11 Purchase 150 units at $6.50 each
13 Sale 120 units at $8.75 each
20 Purchase 160 units at $7 each
27 Sale 100 units at $9 each
Chippewas uses the FIFO cost flow assumption. All purchases and sales are on account.
Instructions:
a. Assume Chippewas uses a periodic system. Prepare all necessary journal entries,
including the end-of-month closing entry, to record cost of goods sold. A physical
count indicates that the ending inventory for January is 110 units.
b. Compute gross profit using the periodic system.
c. Assume Chippewas uses a perpetual system, Prepare all necessary journal entries.
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d. Compute gross profit using the perpetual system.
LoBianco Company's record of transactions for the month of April was as follows.
Purchases Sales
April 1 (balance on hand) 600 @ $6.00 April 3 500 @ $10.00
4 1,500 @ $6.08 9 1,300 @ $10.00
8 800 @ $6.40 11 600 @ $11.00
13 1,200 @ $6.50 23 1,200 @ $11.00
21 700 @ $6.60 27 900 @ $12.00
29 500 @ $6.79 4,500
5,300
Instructions:
(Round unit price averages to four decimal places.)
a. Assuming that periodic inventory records are kept, compute the inventory at April 30
using (1) FIFO and (2) average-cost.
b. Assuming that perpetual inventory records are kept in both units and dollars, determine
the inventory at April 30 using (1) FIFO and (2) average-cost.
c. In an inflationary period, which inventory method - FIFO or average-cost - will show
the highest net income?
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Distribution costs 22,000
Administrative costs 39,000
Finance costs 3,000
Other expenses 3,500
Taxation 36,000
REQUIRED:
(a) Determine the cost of inventory under the periodic system using First-In, First-
Out (FIFO) method as at 31 December 2020.
(b) Determine the net profit for the year under ended 2020.
(c) Palma Putih Bhd plans to expand its product line. Therefore, the president asked for
your advice on the use of a perpetual inventory system in the future. Discuss TWO
(2) advantages and TWO (2) disadvantages of using a perpetual inventory system.